In mid-January 2009, in the southern city of Cần Thơ, all travel companies, restaurants, hotels and supermarkets will have a discussion on solutions to stimulate tourism, including cutting prices in order to attract more visitors.

The city’s tourism department is also planning to open cheap tours and boost up advertisement work.

In Quảng Ninh, the northern province endowed with the picturesque Hạ Long Bay, a conference was recently convened to adopt a series of urgent solutions to attract tourists in 2009.

This year, the central province of Quảng Nam, the locality owning two world heritage sites of Hội An and Mỹ Sơn, will allocated a bailout of VND 4 billion to push up tourism.

The province will host a number of big tourist events, such as traditional spring festivals 2009; the Quảng Nam Festival – 4th Heritage Itinerary; Sea Tourism Season and many activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Hội An and Mỹ Sơn as world heritage sites.

From January 26 to February 4, Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu will host a Cultural and Tourism Festival 2009 under the theme "Resounding Seaside Town".

Especially, five Vietnam’s records in Ba Ria - Vung Tau will be announced.

The above local tourism programs are moves to realize the national tourism sector’s large-scale “Impressive Vietnam” promotion program launched on January 5 with a view of receiving 4.5 million international tourists and 22 million domestic one this year.